The Perfect Shelter

Today is the perfect day to build a shelter, and be together. A powerfully told story from Clare Helen Welsh and Åsa Gilland that explores the emotions we feel when someone we love is battling a serious illness.

About the author

Clare is a former primary school teacher, turned children's writer, and is a passionate advocate for mental health. She is delighted that her books mean she can continue to inspire children to love language, themselves and the world around them. Clare teaches picture book writing for WriteMentor and City Lit, and enjoys inspiring writers to achieve their dreams. She lives in Devon with her husband and two children.

Summary

Today is the perfect day to build a shelter, and be together. A powerfully told story from Clare Helen Welsh and Åsa Gilland that explores the emotions we feel when someone we love is battling a serious illness.

Additional text

There is heartbreak and resolution in The Perfect Shelter [...] in which two sisters create a blissful den in the woods. When one sister gets ill, the other feels sad, angry, sometimes overwhelmed – but eventually they make another perfect shelter somewhere new in this hope-filled book.

Product details

• Authors: Clare Helen Welsh, WELSH CLARE HELEN
• Assisted by: Asa Gilland (Illustration), Åsa Gilland (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bounce
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 6
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781788815796
• ISBN: 978-1-78881-579-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 245 mm x 280 mm x 4 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, Picture storybooks, Interest age: from c 3 years, 5-7 years, Fiction, Picture Book, Non-character, Non Tie-in, Picture storybooks: bedtime stories, sleep and dreams